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Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance

History · 2014

Last aired: S1 E3, The Shock of the New · 2014-12-01

Lucy Worsley and Len Goodman take to the floor to reveal the untold story of British Dance. Over three episodes, they'll show how Britain's favourite popular dances from over the centuries offer a fascinating window into British society and our relationships with one another.

Cast

Len Goodman Presenter

Lucy Worsley Presenter

Season 1

E1 The Devil's Work? 2014-11-17 · 60 min A look at how dancing went from being frowned upon as dangerous and debauched in the 17th century to being celebrated as an essential social skill in the 18th.

E2 Revolution on the Dance Floor 2014-11-24 · 60 min How Britain's dance floors were revolutionised in the 19th century as the slow, stately dances of an earlier era were replaced with faster, freer ones.

E3 The Shock of the New 2014-12-01 · 60 min Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley show how the first few decades of the 20th century saw the most rapid and revolutionary change in the history of British dance.

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